CBS, which devoted four on-air segments between May 30 and June 1, 2012 to the "hundreds of Catholics" who rallied in support of dissenting nuns, ignored the tens of thousands who came from all over the U.S. to see conservative talk show host Glenn Beck speak on Saturday. In fact, all of the Big Three networks have yet to cover Beck's "Restoring Love" event in Dallas on their morning and evening newscasts.

Susy Solis of CBS 11 News in Dallas noted that Beck, "one of the most polarizing figures in America," drew the ire of the "notorious" Westboro Baptist Church, who protested the talk radio host. One unidentified protester labeled Beck a "false prophet."

This kind of omission from the Big Three isn't surprising. The networks also punted when Catholic dioceses and organizations filed 12 lawsuits against the Obama administration's abortifacient/birth control mandate in federal courts across the U.S. on May 21, 2012. They also regularly ignore the March for Life in Washington, DC, which draws hundreds of thousands to Washington, DC every year. As DC conservative talk show host Chris Plante has put it, one of the liberal media's greatest powers is the power to ignore.

Not exactly. Here's a link to the top grossing concert tours of all time.

Only one artist (U2) drew an average of 65,000 people. Most other performers averaged 20-30,000 people to a concert.

Thus I would say it is newsworthy that a conservative talk show host/book seller would fill a stadium of 65,000 people.

I would rather go to see Glenn Beck than to see Bono screeching about saving the environment while he drags a quarter million tons of equipment around the country on tour with him, not to mention the private jets and limos.

I think it is noteworthy to look at the media’s attention given to the Westboro Baptist Church members protesting the Beck event. When these cult whack jobs start calling Beck a false prophet, the media writes down every word to attack Beck. When they talk about God’s punishment for homosexuality, the media uses Westboro Baptist Church to paint every Christian with the same cult whack job brush. In effect, Westboro Baptist Church has put itself in the position of being a tool for the State Owned Media. It is pretty creative of the State Owned Media, I give that to them.

And don't forget that they networks waited FOUR DAYS to report the "You didn't build that" speech. Not until the Romney campaign was running ads. If they ads hadn't run, the ministry of propaganda would never have reported it.

Mark

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posted on 07/30/2012 8:54:26 PM PDT
by MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)

Its not just the event the media is trying to ignore it's the 30,000 people who came out the day before to donate time, effort and money to charitable causes and projects all over the metro plex. Beck probably did more actual work for people in one day than Jesse Jackson has done in decades.

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posted on 07/30/2012 9:08:43 PM PDT
by Baynative
(A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for others)

I was there. The atmosphere was electric. I’ve never been around such a cohesive, service-oriented, uplifting, and motivated group of people. Of the 65,000 - 70,000 people from all 50 states and 20 foreign countries in attendance at the main event in Cowboy Stadium, about 35,000 were there early on Friday, in 100 degree heat, to volunteer their time, effort, and expertise in a day of service to thousands of area individuals, churches, nursing homes, and other organizations. When some logistical problems arose in getting 35,000 people to where they were supposed to be, individuals took the initiative to find a way to make it work. No one complained. They just got the job done. It was a testament to the power of the individual versus the inefficiency of government organizations. A life-changing experience.

When some logistical problems arose in getting 35,000 people to where they were supposed to be, individuals took the initiative to find a way to make it work. No one complained. They just got the job done. It was a testament to the power of the individual versus the inefficiency of government organizations. A life-changing experience

This is what really annoys the Left. Individuals helping those less fortunate without government direction or approval puts the lie to using the power of government to help the "little guy."

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posted on 07/31/2012 4:59:20 AM PDT
by Cowman
(How can the IRS seize property without a warrant if the 4th amendment still stands?)

For basketball events in the Arena, the seating capacity is 19,763 and for hockey events in the Arena, the seating capacity is 18,200. For all other events, seating capacity changes depending on the set-up of the event. For events in the Theater, the seating capacity is 5,600.

90% of TV news isn’t news and less than that for newspapers. If Jesse drew that many it would be front page, also Farracane /sp and we would be hearing it and seeing it for a week. Plus they would be guest on all the junky TV shows.

***What exactly did Beck get done in Dallas? I know he drew 65K people, but what did that accomplish?****

Could you gather 100 people to talk of God and country? Its not headline news but is news that is of interest to many conservatives. If nothing else, he brought in a tidy sum of money for the community...

In other words, I don’t give a darn what you think. I did mention one thing but you have to read it as I wrote it not read it as you think I wrote it....sorry that you have a reading comprehension problem...I am sure those that went enjoyed themselves more than they would have listening to you for the evening...

Beck got 65,000 people to show up from across America and the world for something that held nothing for them to personally gain but spiritual value. He got 35,000 volunteers to spend the day working on civic projects in the DFW area. Assuming they worked an 8-hr day (individual reports say they worked much more), that’s 280,000 hours of unpaid community service work.

THAT is newsworthy.

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posted on 07/31/2012 12:02:03 PM PDT
by snowrip
(Liberal? You are a socialist idiot with no rational argument.)

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